FRC announces five new ‘priority areas’ amid revised UK Stewardship Code
The council engaged with over 1,500 stakeholders earlier this year
Pensions
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Pension professionals intend to engage with clients on nature-related risk
Increasing awareness is having an impact, says SPP
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US tech giants ignore savers’ calls to address AI risks
As pension savers become more wary of the ethical and operational risks of artificial intelligence
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Shareholders vote against McDonald’s antibiotics despite pension savers support
Pressure is on McDonald’s to reduce the use of antibiotics in its meat production
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‘Deployment speed’ the biggest obstacle to renewables investment
Policy and regulatory uncertainty, as well as illiquidity, were also found to be barriers in AlphaReal study
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Reboot: Lack of ethnic diversity red flag for 40% of institutional investors
One of five UK-based fund managers believe lack of diversity impacts business gains
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DWP publishes final Social Factors Taskforce guide
Supporting the pensions industry to understand and assess social factors
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Schroders launches energy transition infrastructure LTAF
Deploying capital across wind and solar assets
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Jan Oliff Financial Planning Q&A: Regulation and the public encourage greenwashing
‘It takes determination to discover the truth’
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Greening pensions cuts carbon footprint more than stopping flying
One in seven do not realise there are differing environmental impacts across pension funds
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Social factors taskforce issues guide for pension trustees
Outlines 30 recommendations for asset managers
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Gender pension gap set to widen as men have double retirement pot
Nearly half (44%) of women aged 45 plus say they have insufficient retirement funds